Joan Lascorz Moreno (born 27 February 1985) is a Spanish former motorcycle racer. He competed in the Supersport World Championship from 2005 to 2010 and in the Superbike World Championship in 2011 and 2012.

Racing career Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona, Lascorz won the 1995 Catalan Pocket Bike Championship. He raced scooters and 125ccs in his home country, before switching back to Supermoto for 2004, winning the Spanish Championship in this field. He concentrated fully on Supersport after this, having two successful seasons in the domestic championship on Hondas.

Lascorz and his Glaner Motocard.com team moved up to World Supersport for 2007. Lascorz and the team took time to adjust and were only 18th overall despite a podium finish at Vallelunga. He started 2008 with a bang, finishing second in the season opener in Losail, Qatar (briefly leading on the run to the line, before the more-powerful factory bike of Broc Parkes overtook him) before winning the season's third race at Valencia to briefly lead the championship, after most other major contenders had at least one non-finish in the first three races. The works Honda and Yamaha teams ultimately overhauled him in the standings, and he finished fifth overall after a further podium at the final round.

For 2009, Lascorz and the Motocard team gained factory Kawasaki support, with Katsuaki Fujiwara joining the team and support from former race winner Pere Riba.Lascorz Will Join Fujiwara On New Kawasaki World Supersport Team In 2009 News Article // RoadracingWorld.com He scored four podiums, and also led at Imola when the engine failed.

Lascorz and Fujiwara remained with the team for 2010. A championship challenge against the Hondas of Eugene Laverty and Kenan Sofuoğlu was mounted early on, but a collision with Laverty and Roberto Tamburini at the start at Silverstone left him with multiple injuries.

In 2011, Lascorz moved to Superbike World Championship with Kawasaki finishing in 11th position in the championship overall.

After a good start to the 2012 Superbike World Championship, Lascorz was involved in a serious accident in post-race testing at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, which involved Lascorz crashing into an unprotected concrete wall near the track at nearly 200 km/h. Despite the best efforts of multiple medical teams, Kawasaki Racing Team released an update in August 2012 confirming what many initially expected- Lascorz had been paralysed, and will be unable to walk again. Commenting on his injuries, Lascorz stated that "What happened to me is a shame. I’m not sure if it was bad luck or that conditions in Imola were not suitable for a 240 HP bike. In any case, it is undoubtedly a full stop for my career as a SBK racer, and a period in my life. It's a very difficult situation and I have to be very strong to go ahead. I want to thank for the endless support I'm getting: all motorcycle riders both in SBK and MotoGP, and all the other categories. I also want to thank all the racing fans, and the amateur and professional bikers that have shown me examples of their affection."

In 2013, Lascorz joined a team of sports commentators, and he covered the World Superbikes series on the Spanish television.

Career statistics

Supersport World Championship Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts 2005 Honda QAT AUS SPA ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA19 FRA NC 0 2006 Honda QAT AUS SPA ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA20 FRA NC 0 2007 Honda QATRet AUSRet EURRet SPA8 NEDRet ITA15 GBR15 SMR17 CZE17 GBR12 GER8 ITA3 FRA22 18th 38 2008 Honda QAT2 AUS7 SPA1 NED3 ITA9 GER12 SMRRet CZE18 GBR14 EUR7 ITA4 FRARet POR3 5th 121 2009 Kawasaki AUS8 QAT13 SPA19 NED3 ITA2 RSA4 USA4 SMR4 GBR2 CZE3 GER3 ITARet FRA1 PORRet 4th 163 2010 Kawasaki AUS2 POR2 SPA1 NED2 ITA3 RSA5 USA3 SMR2 CZE2 GBRDNS GER ITA FRA 3rd 168

Superbike World Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2011 Kawasaki AUSRet AUSRet EUR10 EUR5 NED11 NED12 ITARet ITA9 USA14 USA12 SMR9 SMR9 SPA7 SPA5 CZE9 CZE8 GBR7 GBRRet GER7 GER11 ITA10 ITA8 FRA8 FRA7 POR5 POR8 11th 161 2012 Kawasaki AUS15 AUSRet ITA7 ITA9 NED NED ITA ITA EUR EUR USA USA SMR SMR SPA SPA CZE CZE GBR GBR RUS RUS GER GER POR POR FRA FRA 23rd 17

British Superbike Championship Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 2011 Kawasaki BHI BHI OUL OUL CRO CRO THR THR KNO KNO SNE SNE OUL OUL BHGPRet BHGP7 BHGP8 CAD CAD CAD DON DON SIL SIL BHGP BHGP BHGP 24th 17

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